pio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pĭo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. pius.
I To seek to appease, to appease, propitiate by sacrifice (syn. place).—
   B Lit.: Silvanum lacte piabant, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 143: ossa, Verg. A. 6, 379: busta (i.e. Manes), Ov. M. 13, 515: Janus Agonali luce piandus erit, id. F. 1, 318.—
II Transf.
   A To honor with religious rites, to celebrate: ubi piem Pietatem, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 3: aras ture, Prop. 3, 10 (4, 9), 19: in magicis astra piare focis, to perform sacred rites, id. 1, 1, 20.—
   B To purify with sacred rites (syn.: procuro, lustro): si quid tibi piandum fuisset, Cic. Dom. 51.—
   C To make or seek to make good, to atone for, expiate: damna, Ov. A. A. 3, 160: mors morte pianda est, id. M. 8, 483: fulmen, to avert by sacrifice the misfortune portended by lightning, id. F. 3, 291: nefas triste, to atone for, avert the penalty, Verg. A. 2, 184; Ov. H. 19, 194: cometes terrificum sidus, ac non leviter piatum, Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 92.—
   D To punish, avenge: culpam morte, Verg. A. 2, 140: grande nefas et morte piandum, Juv. 13, 54.—
   E To free from madness, Fest. p. 213 Müll.: jube te piari de meā pecuniā: nam ego quidem insanum te esse certo scio, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 17; so id. ib. 3, 2, 51.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pĭō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre (pius), tr.,
1 offrir des sacrifices expiatoires, apaiser par des sacrifices, rendre propice : Virg. En. 6, 379 ; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 143 ; Ov. F. 1, 318
2 honorer : Pl. As. 506 ; Prop. 3, 10, 19
3 purifier expier : Cic. Domo 132 || fulmen Ov. F. 3, 291, conjurer les présages donnés par la foudre || effacer, venger, punir : Virg. En. 2, 140 ; Juv. 13, 54
4 [fig.] purifier qqn, le rendre sain, le ramener au bon sens : Pl. Men. 281 ; 517.